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Watch: AYA perform at Latitude press day

Andrew Woodger

BBC News

AYA, one of the bands selected by BBC Introducing in Suffolk to perform at this year's Latitude Festival, were invited to perform an acoustic set on the Henham Estate earlier.Bess and Jayna, sisters from Butley, played two songs at The Stables for an audience of invited media.This song is called Gold Life.

East Anglia devolution deal published

A revised devolution deal for East Anglia worth £1.6bn over 30 years has been published.

It would see two separate authorities and two directly elected mayors - for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk and Suffolk.

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They would get control over house building and road maintenance in the region, plus get a major say over new roads, flood defences, bus services, the roll-out of broadband, the provision of training and health services.

The deal will be put to every council in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire over the next fortnight.

The two authorities will not replace existing councils but will take on new powers from the government.

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Weybread: Search for Sylvia Stuart still 'very much' under way

When asked if the search was still ongoing to find Sylvia Stuart, Det Ch Supt Simon Parks replied: "Very much so."

"It is still the case we maintain our search and the officers currently trying to locate her," he told the press conference.

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"We've now largely finished the natural places one would seek to look around the Weybread area, and hence we're expanding searching down through Suffolk, into Essex and into the Tilbury area," he added.

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Peter Stuart 'had been dead for at least two days before body find'

While we await further news on the Weybread murder investigation at 15:00, the Diss Express has reported that Peter Stuart had been dead for "at least two days" before his body was found in woodland near his home.

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Paperless tickets: Watch how it works

Kate Williams

BBC Local Live

Passengers using Abellio Greater Anglia trains can now travel without a paper ticket on a number of routes. The company has installed barcode readers. It means e-tickets can be scanned direct from mobile devices.

Paperless train tickets en route after £3m investment

Passengers can already buy tickets via their smart phones, but now the train operator has installed barcode readers at gates so they can scan them as they pass through.

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The company says the investment will help reduce queues at ticket machines and gates, although the technology is not yet in place at London Liverpool Street.

A spokesperson said the new technology would enhance the system but would not replace traditional ticketing. For those without smart phones, tickets can still be purchased at stations in the usual way.

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Latitude Sunday lunchtime slot yet to be filled

Andrew Woodger

BBC News

The Sunday lunchtime slot on the main stage of Latitude has become something to look forward to - with Joanna Newsom and Thom Yorke amongst those to kick-start the final day of the festival in previous years.

Melvin Benn says there should be another act to get excited about this year, but they're yet to be confirmed.

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Former Ipswich Town footballer's case to be heard this afternoon

Kate Williams

BBC Local Live

Meanwhile, Alex Henshall's case will be heard this afternoon.

The 22-year-old did not show up to the magistrates' court in Ipswich this morning. The case has been deferred to this afternoon, when, I understand, it will go ahead in his absence if he doesn't show up.

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Breaking'Significant' update expected on Weybread investigation

A "significant update" on the investigation into the murder of Peter Stuart and the disappearance of his wife Sylvia is to be given at a Suffolk Police press conference at 15:00 this afternoon, police say.